Utah Temporarily Bans Same-Sex Marriage

The ban will remain in place until a ruling is made by a federal appeals court.

Today in frustrating news: Utah is trying to repeal same-sex marriage rights. Although a federal judge just ruled Utah's ban on gay marriage unconstitutional in December, the Supreme Court has granted the state's request to temporarily block the ruling (via CNN). Utah originally banned same-sex marriage in 2004. It is unclear what will happen to the hundreds of marriage licenses that have been issued in the weeks since gay marriage was legalized. The ban will remain in place until a federal appeals court makes a final ruling.